U.S. History - Colonial Period & American Revolution

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Colonial developments like New England town meetings and the Virginia House of Burgesses represented:

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growth of representative democracy

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Opposition of American colonists to British mercantilism due to restrictions on trading.

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Restrictions on trading

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Mayflower Compact (1620) significance:

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Importance of self-government

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Great Britain's economic policy towards its North American colonies involved mercantilism by:

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limiting colonies' trade with other nations

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British benefits from mercantilism with American colonies:

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buying raw materials and selling finished products

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Reason for Great Britain's Proclamation Line of 1763

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Avoid conflicts between American colonists and Native Americans

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Traditions of self-government in American colonies before the French and Indian War were influenced by British practices.

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Salutary neglect in the colonies.

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British salutary neglect (1700s) led to:

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independent colonial trade practices

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Result of the French and Indian War leading to the American Revolution

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England made American colonists help pay war debts

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Outcome of the Treaty of Paris (1763):

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France lost most of its colonies in North America.